Childminder EY484148

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 7 June 2017 Not applicable

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 Children are not safeguarded effectively. The childminder fails to keep up to date with changes to safeguarding legislation. This means she is also unaware of wider safeguarding issues.  The childminder does not have clear procedures in place that she can share with parents with regard to parents failing to collect a child from her setting and in the event of a child being lost.  Partnership working with other settings that children attend is not effective enough in ensuring a shared knowledge and understanding of each child to ensure continuity and complement learning.

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It has the following strengths

 A good range of quality toys and resources is provided for the children to use. Children make decisions about the activities they wish to do. The childminder takes children's interests into account so that all children are fully engaged and motivated.  Children behave very well. They play cooperatively and know and understand their boundaries.  Children are happy, confident and settled. They have established secure attachments with the childminder and enjoy their time with her.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and the Childcare Register the provider must:

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Due Date

 develop knowledge of current safeguarding legislation including wider child protection issues 21/06/2017

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Due Date

 ensure that parents are provided with information about the procedures to be followed in the event of a parent and/or carer failing to collect a child and in the event of a child going missing from the setting 21/06/2017

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Due Date

 improve communication with other settings that children attend, so that children's learning can be complemented fully and a shared and consistent approach to supporting their achievements is ensured. 21/06/2017

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of interactions during activities and assessed the impact this has on children.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to the children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

The arrangements for safeguarding are not effective. The childminder has not kept her knowledge up to date in order to ensure that she is aware of changes to safeguarding legislation and current issues. In addition, her procedures for uncollected children and for if a child goes missing are not clear and are not shared with parents. This is reflected in her lack of effective processes for reviewing and evaluating her setting and attending ongoing training to benefit the children. However, she maintains a safe environment for the children and works closely with parents around the care of their children to ensure continuity between home and the setting.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Information sharing with the school where children spend the majority of their time is not effective enough. This means the childminder cannot gain a full picture of children's needs in order to complement their learning fully. It also prevents her from balancing children's experiences with those in other settings. However, children take part in a wide range of activities. They particularly enjoy using their imaginations as they dress up as princesses and knights. Children show creativity and make decisions when they plan the play areas together, for example, they segregate areas to make a castle. Children have opportunities to develop their physical skills as they play ball games in the yard or visit the local park after school.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

Children's welfare is compromised as a result of the weaknesses in leadership and management regarding the childminder's understanding of current legislation and safeguarding issues. However, the childminder supports children emotionally. Children are gradually settled into her setting. To further support this, she ensures that resources are available for them that they enjoy. The childminder listens to children and helps them to understand about people's differences and similarities through discussions, activities and resources. Consequently, children learn to value and respect one another. Children learn about healthy lifestyles well. Good hygiene practices are followed and children understand why they need to wash their hands at appropriate times of the day. They enjoy a healthy meal with the childminder's family and have access to drinks to keep them hydrated. Children learn about how to keep themselves safe. One of the ways the childminder does

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

this is by helping children to understand how to cross roads safely on the way home from school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY484148 Local authority Bradford Inspection number 1003069 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 4 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 3

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2014 and lives in the Bolton Woods area of Bradford. The childminder operates all year round from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays, family holidays and one week at Christmas.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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